The Chargers and Brandon Flowers met Wednesday afternoon, a sign San Diego, among other teams, has interest in signing the former Chiefs cornerback released last week.

Eddie Royal and Flowers were teammates at Virginia Tech.

The Chargers receiver smiled Wednesday at the prospect of reuniting with Flowers, 28.

"You would love it," he said. "Any time you can add a quality football player to your team, you get excited about it. Knowing the type of guy that he is and knowing what he could bring to our team, he'd be a great addition."

The Chargers are $2.1 million under the salary cap. To sign Flowers, they may need to create space.

Flowers would stay in the AFC West by signing with San Diego.

Royal, who took a pay cut to return this season, said he was "very surprised" the Chiefs cut Flowers, a move that saved $15 million over 2014-15.

"He is, to me, one of the best corners in the league," Royal said.

The two went against each other not only in college practices but as AFC West rivals the last several years.

"Great competitor. Hard worker. Physical," Royal said. "He's not the biggest corner in the world, but he plays physical and that's what you want to see out of a cornerback. He's willing to come up and make those big hits on you."

Royal said Flowers is able as a slot corner and outside. He worked mostly in the slot last year, a down season for the 28-year-old, though he made his first Pro Bowl.

"Whether you put him inside or outside," Royal said, "he's going to make plays for you."

Flowers is 5-foot-9 1/2 and the Chiefs seem to prefer taller corners under General Manager John Dorsey. For the Chargers, height may less of an issue. Tom Telesco was a Colts scout when Indianapolis acquired several shorter defenders who became contributors. Telesco spent his top draft pick last month on 5-9 1/2 corner Jason Verrett, one year after taking 5-9 corner Steve Williams in the fifth round.